Thank you Sharon, My father always said his ancestors were from Donegal, Ireland and "were here in Canada when the boat came over." However, it seems they were here for the 1841 Census stating Ireland as their birth country and the next census they stated Ireland as their birth country and Scotland as their Origin. My search is for the BMDs for this pioneer Bailey couple and their ancestry. Patricia Johnson Bailey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Haggerty" <smhaggerty@shaw.ca> To: <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 10:46 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Robert Bailey and his wife Anne Bailey I have found that for some of my Irish ancestors whose origins before coming to Ireland were England, Scotland or Wales. They gave their ancestry as being from the original country rather than Ireland, which is where they lived prior to coming to Canada. There was often strong anti-Irish sentiment in those early days and I think some folks felt it was wiser to cite their distant ancestral origin, rather than admitting they had come from Ireland. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia A. M. Johnson" <patrace@telus.net> Date: Sunday, August 1, 2010 9:33 pm Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] Robert Bailey and his wife Anne Bailey To: Administrator <can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com> > Dear Listers, > > I am looking for any details I can obtain for my paternal > GGGrandfather,Robert Bailey and his wife, Anne living in Orillia > (Upper Canada) at the > time of the 1841 Census. According to 1841 Census, they > were born in > Ireland 1808 and 1810 and were FC religion. My father > always told me they > were from Donegal, Ireland. > > While at the library recently, I came across more information > stating that a > Robert Bailey and family were amongst the first of six families > to settle in > Orillia from Ireland. Their son William, my GGrandfather, was > born in Upper > Canada in 1840. Their Grandson, Robert Milton, my > Grandfather, was born in > Orillia in 1869 and was part of the Second Riel Rebellion of > 1885 at > Batoche, Manitoba. I believe all the Bailey men were carpenters. > > On the next Census it shows Robert and Anne born in Ireland of > Scottishdescent - my father always stated to us that his > ancestors were Irish, so > this is something else I would like to investigate. > > I am trying to establish when they came to Canada and find their > BMDs and > further ancestoral information and their descendants. > > Can you please help me with my search? > > Many thanks, > > Patricia Johnson Bailey > Cloverdale, B. C. > > ***************** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: > http://tr.im/hBAy > Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT- > SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ***************** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message